On Sunday we continued our Spread The Fire series with special guest speaker, Pastor Cesar Castellanos, teaching us about Overcoming The Enemy. Pastor Cesar is the senior pastor of the International Charismatic Mission church in Bogota, Colombia, which has over 100,000 members. In Sunday's message, he explained how every Christian can overcome the enemy by using the principles we see in Acts 13:4-12.
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Do you persevere in faith to overcome all opposition? Do you know how to overcome the enemy? Do you know how to recognise a false prophet?
The story in Acts 13:4-12 reveals the realities of the battle of spiritual kingdoms and that we need the blood of Jesus, the word of our testimony, and the power and Word of God to overcome all evil (Revelation 12:11; James 4:7).
Please re-read this passage so that you can see the differences between true servants of God and false prophets. Acts 13:9-10 highlights the four signs of false prophets and what they represent, which are the four spirits of the enemy seen in Revelation 12:7-9:
• The dragon - represents all deceit
• The serpent - represents all wickedness
• The devil - represents all opposition
• Satan - the enemy of righteousness
So often revivals and riots go together. When God is moving to extend His kingdom, there is usually a backlash from the kingdom of darkness. But don’t be afraid or intimidated, for the bigger the battles, the bigger the blessings that are coming.
It’s time for every Christian and every team of faithful Christian leaders to rise up in faith and overcome all and anything that would pervert the ways of the Lord. Be sure to always keep moving forward in every situation, fully confident in the Lord to see ever greater conquests.
